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Thursday, July 26 2012

  • Today's Takeaway | July 26, 2012 July 26, 2012

    Former president of the Federal Reserve Timothy Geithner testifies before Congress | A Senator hopes that new evidence of unconstitutional surveillance will reignite the debate betwee... (episode)

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    • Geithner Testifies Before Congress July 26, 2012

      <p>In 2008, then president of the New York Federal Reserve Timothy Geithner noticed something might be wrong with Libor. So he took the strongest possible action he could think of:&nbsp;He sent a memo.</p>

    • Balancing Freedom of Speech with National Security July 26, 2012

      In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, Congress passed the Patriot Act, a law that expanded the government's powers of surveillance and intelligence-gathering. ...

    • Swing State Road Trip: Ohio July 26, 2012

      <p><strong>Anna Sale</strong>, politics reporter for It's A Free Country, continues her swing state road trip with a stop in&nbsp;Ohio.&nbsp;It's the state you have to win if you want to become President.&nbsp;</p>

    • Should Voting Be Mandatory? July 26, 2012

      It's no secret that voter turnout in America is low, hovering around 50 percent. But Norman Ornstein is trying to change that. He's a columnist for Roll Call and wrote “The U.S. shoul...

    • Syrians in Support of President Assad July 26, 2012

      <p>Following recent reports that Al Qaeda has infiltrated the Syrian opposition this week, maybe it's time to ask: Is there a case for President Bashar al-Assad staying in power?</p>

    • From the Tug-Of-War to Tandem Bicycling: Defunct Sports of the Summer Olympics July 26, 2012

      Have you ever wondered why there’s a trampoline competition in the Summer Olympics, but no mixed martial arts? Do you ever wish the International Olympic Committee would bring back cr...

    • NRA Lobbying at the UN, But Keeping Quiet in Colorado July 26, 2012

      <p>In the days since the shooting in Aurora, Colorado, the National Rifle Association hasn&rsquo;t engaged with the debates about gun control. But the organization has been busy elsewhere: At the United Nations.</p>

    • World Peace Might Be Too Heavy for Olympians to Carry July 26, 2012

      <p>The Olympic Games has always meant more than just athletic battles of the world's greatest and strongest. The Games often become a forum for political protest, for social change. Is that too much to ask of the Games?</p>

    • Internet Privacy in the Age of Photobooth July 26, 2012

      Kyle McDonald wanted to capture a vast array of facial expressions for a project, so he installed software on Apple store computers to capture customers' looks through Photoshop. Then...

    • Senate Passes Democratic Tax Bill, 51-48 July 26, 2012

      A political war is coming over the Bush tax cuts, and the first real battle was fought in the Senate on Wednesday. Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for The Takeaway, discusses ...